Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' to get final season premiering this fall

Anthony Bourdain's passion for food and travel inspired us to taste and see the world. The iconic chef, author and TV host was found dead of an apparent suicide in Strasbourg, France, where he’d been filming segments for his CNN show ‘Parts Unknown.'
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New episodes of Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" will air in the fall.(Photo: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Bourdain's friend, chef Eric Ripert, found the 61-year-old celebrity chef-turned-journalist unresponsive in his hotel room in eastern France. Christian de Rocquigny, the local prosecutor handling the case, told The New York Times and People that suicide was the cause of death.

Four additional episodes filmed in Spain, Indonesia, Manhattan's Lower East Side and the Big Bend area near the Texas-Mexico border will be completed with help from the directors who shot the projects. They will feature Bourdain's voice, though not his trademark voiceovers, according to the news outlet.

“Each one will feel slightly different depending on what’s gathered in the field,” Entelis told the LA Times. “They will have the full presence of Tony because you’ll see him, you’ll hear him, you’ll watch him. That layer of his narration will be missing, but it will be replaced by other voices of people who are in the episodes.”

According to the story, the penultimate episode will feature a conversation with the cast and crew, as well as outtakes and behind-the-scenes moments.

As Entelis describes it, the finale will depict “how Tony affected the world,” featuring the program's impact on fans and those who appeared on the show.

In one of his final interviews with The Bergen Record's (201) Magazine, Bourdain explained that he focused more on taking risks than pleasing the audience. It paid off in numerous Emmy nominations and wins. (A month after his death, the Television Academy announced that he had earned two more nods and six for "Parts Unknown" overall.)

"In my opinion, if you start thinking about what people like about the show, or who's watching, you repeat yourself," Bourdain said during an April phone conversation while shooting in Spain. "It's very easy, I think, to give the people what they want. That's why there are all these shows about the top 10 burgers, favorite diners, dives and drive-ins. That strikes a chord with people. Those are immensely popular shows."

He continued, "Our credo, our motto, is to just never repeat ourselves if at all possible, to try to do something different, to take chances, to change the game as much as we can, whenever we can."

Fans of Bourdain can also look forward to a new biography set to publish in the fall of 2019. “Bourdain: The Oral Biography,” will be edited by the chef's long-time collaborator Laurie Woolever, who recently co-authored “Appetites: A Cookbook” with Bourdain in 2016.

Contributing: Jayme Deerwester and Mary Cadden

If you know someone who is thinking about suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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Anthony Bourdain died on June 8 of an apparent suicide. CNN, the home of the celebrity chef's TV series "Parts Unknown," said in a statement, "His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much." Bourdain is seen here at the Ritz Carlton West End Bar in Washington in 2010. Joe Brier for USA TODAY

During then-president Barack Obama's 2016 visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, Bourdain met up with him for a meal, dubbed the "noodle summit." Their meal was featured on a later episode of "Parts Unknown." Carolyn Kaster/AP

Anthony Bourdain with his girlfriend, Asia Argento, at the Women In The World Summit on April 12. Bourdain was an outspoken supporter of the actress after she revealed in 2017 that she had been sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein. Angela Weiss, AFP/Getty Images